As a possible point of interest, I offer this. While researching immigration records I have found on occasion that some ships came to Providence, RI first, then went on to New York. I also have found that on occasion some went first to New York, then on to Providence, RI. Reasons varied for this like no space at the dock as well as various others. In fact Providence was first used to take on the overflow of ships from New York. As best I can recall there were a number of reasons for people not found. They could have been detained or quarantined In one case one relative was held since they traveled without an adult and no one had yet met them upon arrival. They were recorded on another Ellis Island document. I stumbled on these happenings at various times while looking for my family.
Emil Emil Silveira ----- Original Message ----- From: Tomas Leal <tomasl...@comcast.net> To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:41:31 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ellis Island records I know my grandfather came to the U.S. through Ellis Island in 1905, and I know he travelled from Faial with a boyhood buddy. In scouring the Ellis Island records, I found the ship manifest but only the buddy's name, not my grandfather's name. I know I have the correct ship manifest because each passenger's U.S. destination shows on the manifest and this information matches for my grandfather's friend. I went through the manifest carefully, aware that spellings could be off because of misunderstandings between immigrants and immigration or ship officials who spoke only English. I'm also aware that some immigrants were given "American names" when they entered, often against their will or without their knowledge. None of these issues explain the absence of my grandfather's name on the manifest. Does anyone know other ways I might be able to track down an accurate listing of my grandfather's entry? -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
